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• 6 • The Reader Speaks (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1951) • [The Reader Speaks] • essay by The Editor
• 9 • What's New in Science (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1951) • essay by uncredited
• 10 • The Wanderer's Return • novella by Fletcher Pratt
• 10 •  The Wanderer's Return • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 15 •  The Wanderer's Return [2] • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 19 •  The Wanderer's Return [3] • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 53 • The Iron Deer • short story by Sam Merwin, Jr.
• 53 •  The Iron Deer • interior artwork by uncredited
• 65 • Our Inhabited Universe: IV - The Iron Dwarf • [Our Inhabited Universe] • essay by James Blish
• 70 • Escape from Hyper-Space • novelette by E. Hoffmann Price
• 70 •  Escape from Hyper-Space • interior artwork by uncredited
• 93 • Star Bride • short story by Anthony Boucher
• 93 •  Star Bride • interior artwork by uncredited
• 95 • The Way of the Moth • short story by Stanton A. Coblentz
• 95 •  The Way of the Moth • interior artwork by uncredited
• 102 • The Song of Vorhu • novelette by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
• 102 •  The Song of Vorhu • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
• 119 • Keyhole • short story by Murray Leinster
• 119 •  Keyhole • interior artwork by uncredited
• 133 •  Letter (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1951) • [Letters: L. Sprague de Camp] • essay by L. Sprague de Camp
• 133 •  Letter (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1951) • [Letters: Poul Anderson] • essay by Poul Anderson
• 141 • Science Fiction Book Review (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1951) • essay by uncredited
• 141 •   Review: Interplanetary Flight by Arthur C. Clarke • review by uncredited
• 141 •   Review: Blinded They Fly by Vol Molesworth • review by uncredited
• 142 •   Review: The Blind Spot by Homer Eon Flint and Austin Hall • review by uncredited
• 143 • The Frying Pan (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1951) • essay by Jerome Bixby